Fulham’s final match before the Play-Offs ended in victory as Neeskens Kebano’s brace saw the team come from behind to win 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls went in front early on when Sam Winnall lashed the ball in, but Kebano restored parity when he dispatched Denis Odoi’s fine cross.

Wednesday were then dealt a blow at the end of the first half when Marco Matias was sent off, rightly so for a senseless two-footed lunge on Sone Aluko.

Fulham pushed hard to make their man advantage count, and they ended up with the three points when Kebano headed in Lucas Piazon’s free-kick.

Slaviša Jokanović made four changes to the side that drew with Brentford eight days earlier. In came Odoi, Piazon, Kebano and Chris Martin, with Ryan Fredericks, Stefan Johansen, Ryan Sessegnon, and Floyd Ayité all dropping to the bench.

Wednesday went in front with nine minutes on the clock courtesy of a helping hand from referee Graham Scott. The official got right in the way of Tomas Kalas’ pass which led to the hosts regaining possession in a dangerous area, with Winnall finishing clinically on the angle.

A lovely ball over the top in the 21st minute then sent Jordan Rhodes in on goal, but his touch let him down and Marcus Bettinelli was able to claim.

Fulham hadn’t really tested deputy Wednesday goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith, but found a way past him in the 26th minute when Odoi’s perfect cutback was clinically swept into the corner of the net first time by Kebano.

The Whites almost went in front just after the half hour mark when Tom Cairney swung in a teasing corner, but Martin’s flicked header dropped just the wrong side of the post.

Fulham were dominant now and a number of players could have had a go in the 35th minute as we worked our way into the area. Piazon ended up being the man to try his luck but he dragged his effort wide.

At the other end, Winnall connected sweetly with Rhodes’ cross only to see his shot blocked, with Kieran Lee then sending the ball wide via a deflection.

The hosts were reduced to 10 men in first half stoppage time when Matias was dismissed following a shocking lunge on Aluko. It was needless from the winger as Fulham’s number 24 was still deep in his own half and far from threatening.

It could have got worse for the Yorkshire outfit as a clever high ball sent Martin through. He plucked it out of the air brilliantly but Wildsmith was out quickly to smother his shot.

Odoi had got plenty of joy down the right flank in the first half and we went close to creating another goal immediately after the restart, but Martin was just unable to turn his wicked cross home.

Scott Malone then went within a lick of paint of netting when his own cross deflected back into his path, but his right footed effort from close range thwacked the underside of the bar before being cleared.

Fulham were turning the screw and Wildsmith needed to be at full stretch to claw away Piazon’s placed effort from the edge of the box.

Malone then should have scored when he collected Martin’s cute pass in the area, but he poked straight at Wildsmith.

Just before the hour mark Kalas had his name taken following a barge on Rhodes. The Owls then made their first change as Lee made way for Will Buckley, with Fulham following suit as Ayité replaced Aluko moments later.

In the 65th minute some nimble footwork from Kevin McDonald saw him get to the byline before picking out Ayité, whose shot deflected an inch wide of the target.

Fulham’s second change then saw Kalas come off for Ryan Fredericks in a move that saw Odoi move to centre-back.

It was all Fulham but Wednesday could have gone back in front in the 72nd minute when the ball was pulled back to Vincent Sasso, but his strike was straight down the throat of Bettinelli.

Sam Hutchinson was then brought off for former Whites loanee Urby Emanuelson. A few minutes later both sides made their final change; Rhodes was replaced by Atdhe Nuhiu, and Scott Parker came on for Tom Cairney.

Those substitutions came after Kebano had won a free-kick in a wide position, and when it was eventually delivered the Whites went in front. Piazon’s delivery was slick and Kebano got a clever flick to loop the ball beyond Wildsmith and over the line, despite the best efforts of a clearing defender.

It could have been 3-1 not long after when Fredericks beat his man and picked out Piazon, but his first time effort went wide.

The pace of the game slowed following Fulham going in front, with the next chance of note arriving in the 86th minute when McDonald sent a shot over from 25 yards.

Kebano could have had his hat-trick two minutes later when Ayité played him in as Fulham countered. He opened his body up and curled a shot towards the far corner, but Wildsmith pulled off a wonderful save to tip it onto the crossbar and behind.

Three minutes of stoppage time were announced and Wednesday won a free-kick after that had elapsed, but it came to nothing and Fulham held on for the victory.

Elsewhere, Reading won at Burton Albion which means they will provide the opposition in the Play-Offs.